These short animated videos explore Ancient Egypt. There are five films devoted to key themes - such as the River Nile and Gods and goddesses. BBC Teach has thousands of free, curriculum-linked ...

In 1862, an American antiquities dealer was in an Egyptian marketplace, squinting at a scroll. The scroll was written in hieratic, a type of ancient Egyptian cursive, and the dealer, Edwin Smith, wasn ...

Ancient Egyptian person: Well it’s not! We need to know exactly when the river will flood, so that we plant our crops at the right time. That way, we can take advantage of all the nutrients left ...

Well, one physicist tried to figure that out. VICE reports that Seamus Blackley, more famous as the man behind Xbox, had the chance of a lifetime to bake some bread using 4,500-year-old yeast that was ...

With costs quickly racking up in the capital, here’s how to plan a budget-friendly half-term break in the North West ...

Tel Habwa, situated approximately 100 miles northeast of Cairo along the Suez Canal, was positioned on the ancient "Horus Road" that connected Egypt to the Gaza Strip through the Sinai Peninsula. This ...

This is believed to be the first ... Discovery of 'Punk' and 'Emo' Fossils Challenges Our Understanding of Ancient Molluscs Jan. 8, 2025 — Researchers have unearthed two fossils, named Punk and ...

The term Egyptian cotton gets thrown around a lot as shorthand for very fancy sheets, but not all Egyptian cotton is created equal. Some sheets made from Egyptian cotton will be certified as such ...

The National Council for Women highlighted the importance of awareness in safeguarding the country’s future, reports Reem ...

The Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, (published by Elsevier eBooks in Holland) explains that one of the oldest-known ...

Egypt has launched a diplomatic blitz behind the scenes against the proposal, warning it would put its peace deal with Israel at risk, officials said. The Trump administration has already tried to ...

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